2011 New Year's Day dining guide: Barnacles & Sol Tasca

Barnacles transforms into a lawn party with a festive buffet lunch boasting signature dishes such as chilli crab and seafood platter in addition to its festive cuisine spread of beef wellington with a drizzling of foie gras truffle sauce and traditional turkey breast served with chestnut stuffing and cranberry gravy. You will also enjoy a mouth-watering spread of Yuletide sweets including homemade profiteroles with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce, Yuzu log cake, buttermilk brûlée and Christmas pudding and cookies. A roving magician and balloon sculptor will keep your little ones enthralled while you enjoy a slow, relaxed start to the New Year. Price: $128 for an adult plus an accompanying child (12 years old and below). 101 Siloso Road, Shangri-La's Rasa Sentosa Resort. Tel: 6275 0100,  Email: fbreservation.sen@shangri-la.com
     Sol Tasca spices things up this festive season with its authentic Spanish bites. Nestled beneath the Esplanade Bridge with a backdrop of the Singapore River, this al fresco spot is great if you're looking for a quiet way to start the New Year, relax over refreshing sangria and share from an extensive menu of more than 30 hot and cold dishes. The specially crafted Noche Vieja set dinner menu is priced at only $45 per person and includes hearty dishes such feijoada - a hearty Spanish stew of Iberico pork with black and white beans and root vegetables, sautéed kale with bacon and oven roasted butternut pumpkin with garlic and rosemary saffron rice. 3 Fullerton Road, #01-04 The Fullerton Waterboat House. Tel: 6533 8913, www.sol-group.com.sg

Posted Dec 2011